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EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 28 / 356 In Western Europe, the early impetus and focus on the use of PLC to bridge the last mile has lost momentum – due to the rapid growth and good penetration of alternative broadband technologies, such as DSL and wireless technologies (e.g. WiMax) – including some Eastern European countries). PLC opportunities for broadband access continue to exist in niche markets, in which the former incumbent PTT and privately owned competitive broadband providers have not been active due to financial reasons. As FTTH becomes significantly less expensive, FTTH is emerging as another major broadband access technology. The future focus for PLC in Europe lies in the smart grid applications for power utilities and for in-house use, e.g. LAN, Triple Play, which have already found their way into European homes. The Eastern European region may be divided into the 1990’s war-torn zone (South Eastern Europe) and the former communist states which were not directly affected by the destructive nature of war. In the latter, and since their admission to the EU, citizens in most urban areas have a number of choices for telecommunication services (fixed and mobile networks). In the remote urban areas, and in those countries in which enemy action destroyed electrical and telecommunication infrastructures, the need for the build-up of basic infrastructure is high and is proceeding, yet slowly – also due to the difficult terrain. In these regions there is little PLC activity today. PLC applications will develop as the electrical grids are restructured and as the needed PLC-based network services will not be met by traditional technologies. In Asia, significant development of the PLC technology continues. In Japan, where the regulator has not allowed PLC for use in the access area, PLC is partnering with FTTH suppliers to provide the in-house LAN. In China, a similar development FTTH/PLC is taking place. In Korea, an integrated PLC technology has been developed to satisfy the demand for both the electric utility (smart grid applications) and the home (intelligent home applications and triple play provision). PLC is also used in the access area, but volume rollout for the masses is achieved today through DSL and wireless technologies.
EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 29 / 356 There exist only few PLC installations in Africa. Most of these are found in South Africa, the pioneer of PLC In Africa. The lack of sufficiently broad electricity networks in many African nations presents relatively little opportunity for PLC to reach a majority of Africa’s citizens. Here also, wireless technologies appear to bear most opportunity. The PLC focus in the USA has been for some years in home networking, for which equipment standards have been developed. More recently, activity to develop standards also for PLC equipment for the access area has accelerated, and is well under way. Additionally, owing to the slow modernisation of state controlled electricity networks, PLC has been demonstrated as the most viable and affordable technology to manage and optimize electricity networks. PLC-based smart grid applications show significant progress in financing and proliferation in the USA. South America has seen a number of PLC pilot projects for both the access and the home areas. The major countries Brazil and Argentina have well developed electricity networks, coupled with a high demand of broadband access for the population. Additionally, these well developed electricity networks offer a significant opportunity for smart grid applications. [AU1] No review of worldwide PLC activity would be complete without mention of Australian telecommunication infrastructures. Since about 2006, a number of utilities have ventured into telecommunications, among these are, PowerTel, Uecom and Transact. Utilitel is an informal forum of electric power utilities with a common interest to comercialize their telecommunication activities. Key players in this forum are Silk Telecom, Aurora (others are Country Energy, Nexium, Transgrid). [AU2] In a conference of the spring of 2007, (3 rd Power Line Communications Asia, March 8, 2007) Aurora Energy, the state-owned electricity provider of the island of Tasmania presented its PLC project. In a commercial trial of 2005 (with 300 commercial subscribers, 1200 homes passed) the PLC technology confirmed its use as an access method for broadband and for in-house use. In this particular case, the environmental conditions for
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